​Are you someone who has skills and expertise that would benefit new parents but don't know how to market those skills and reach the people who want to learn from you? Do you love supporting others through the transitions of pregnancy and birth?

We are now accepting Letters of Intent from people interested in joining our team.

Proud Mama Support Services is a growing full-service doula agency serving Corvallis and the greater Willamette Valley. Our mission is to provide top-quality support to families as they transition to life with a new baby. We are inviting letters of intent from compassionate and professional birth doulas, postpartum doulas, newborn care specialists, lactation professionals, childbirth and parenting educators, and massage therapists to join the Proud Mama Support Services team. We are committed to providing communities in the Willamette Valley with top-quality perinatal support, and elevating the role of doulas and other birth support professionals in the eyes of the public, medical professionals, and doulas themselves. We are looking for the right doulas and birth support professionals who share this vision to join our team.

What we offer birth services professionals:

Work as part of a team as an independent contractor in a model that ensures your ability to enjoy a balance between on-call time and personal time. Our model makes it possible for doulas to have off-call time while our clients continue to receive the most excellent care and support from their doula team.

A team of dedicated and equally passionate and professional birth support professionals who want to leave birth better than they found it, and who support the personal and professional growth of every member of our team.

You retain the freedom to also take on your own clients through your own business.

Mentorship and accountability for your professional growth. We want you to reach your professional goals and are invested in the success of each member of our team.

Continuing education and professional development opportunities. We want doulas who are eager to learn more, to push themselves into new areas for growth, and who are ready to shine.

As an independent contractor, you have the freedom to use the client and doula resources in which Proud Mama Support Services has invested.

The ability for you to focus your work time on what you are good at—working with clients!— while the Proud Mama Support Services office handles branding and marketing, event planning, promotions and networking, payments and contracts with clients, website and social media management, investment back into the business, and client acquisition.

Earn a living wage doing the work you love and are trained to do.

What we are looking for:

Professional, self-motivated individuals who are interested in supporting clients who choose all types of births and all types of parenting styles. Our doulas and birth professionals are ready for the personal growth and professional rewards that come from keeping an open mind to other’s lifestyles and choices.

Doulas with the ability to provide professional, reliable and dependable support to clients and accountability to the rest of your doula team.

Your desire for your birth support career to be financially rewarding, sustainable and long-lasting. You have skills, passion, and experience. We don’t want to see you to burn out in five years!

Your commitment to viewing birth support as a profession, and elevating the role of doulas and other birth support service providers in the eyes of the public, medical professionals, and doulas themselves.

The following requirements do not need to be met before applying, but will need to be met before accepting clients through Proud Mama Support Services:

In-person training completed in at least one of the following areas: labor doula, postpartum doula, pregnancy and/or infant massage/bodywork, childbirth educator, or lactation education from a program approved by PMSS. Relevant state licensures must also be current if applicable.

Current member of either DONA, CAPPA, or ProDoula, or other relevant certifying organization for your discipline

Adult and Infant CPR/First Aid certified

Current Oregon Food Handlers Card

Completed Mental Health First Aid Training

Professional liability insurance

Your existing registered business name and website/social media sites.

To Apply:Please submit a letter of intent which succinctly addresses the following questions. Include two professional references. You may also include a resume or curriculum vitae. 1. Why do you want to provide perinatal support to families? 2. What areas of perinatal support interest you? What services do you feel you are currently qualified to provide? Are there areas where you would like to expand your knowledge and experience as you grow professionally as a birth support professional? 3. If you have already completed a training, please include the name of your training organization, name of trainer, and date of training. 4. What is your availability for working with PMSS? Are you looking to do birth support work on a full-time or part-time basis? Are there times during the year when your ability to be on call or take clients changes? 5. What are your goals as a birth support professional for 2018? What attracts you to working with Proud Mama Support Services as an independent contractor? 6. What does “complete support” of families mean to you? 7. The nature of birth work requires, at times, last-minute availability and responding to clients’ requests for your presence with very little notice. Tell us about the systems you have in place or will have in place to ensure that you have this flexibility in your schedule. Please submit a letter of intent and contact information for two professional references to rachel@proudmamasupportservices.com with the subject line “Letter of Intent- (Full Name).”